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From: Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.demon.co.uk>
Subject: MiscStringKit?
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Don's and the authors work on the MiscKit are exceptional. However, I
don't have a need for all of the functionality that exists
within misckit.a. I'm sure there are other people in the same boat.
With MiscString being an significant isolated contribution, is it fair to
request that perhaps it be put in its own kit. MiscStringKit? Distribution
can still remain in MiscKit but just put it and it's categories etc in
a separate library.
What are the ramifications of this? (Besides making Don work a bit
harder :-))
Seriously, I would be more comfortable if it were in it's own kit.
Then those users who make use of it can do so and I won't have to change
their makefiles to recognise MiscStringKit (that I created) and the
likely hood is that they are not going to use any other MiscKit
objects if they are using MiscString anyway.
Discussion welcome, I'm only expressing an opinion.
I'm talking about a management issue. I'm not proposing any changes to
licensing etc. I just don't want a 9.5 .a when I only plan to use the
string functionality.
IMHO: This should make MiscString more attractive to adopt.
Being able to build it isolated this way will help a great deal.
BTW: Am I on this list? There's been no traffic since Oct 25th 93?
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